ExSurveyor

Finally got the Sheerline to BGM after a bit of pain in the wallet. Tomorrow I need to fit a couple of mid cleats and have a general clean and tidy. I have noticed six bags of sand on the port side, just ahead of the middle. These are under the bench area on top and around the water tank. The engine is in the rear starboard hatch and the fuel tank is under the floor at the front, next to the helm. Seems an odd place to put ballast. There is a hatch under the bow that I will investigate tomorrow. When it is moored next to Whitey the front is a good six inches higher than the rear, I can't decide if this is a design feature or bad ballast. When helming the boat it did feel as though the bow was skittish. Hopefully the photo will load as I am on steam powered dial up connection at the moment.

Keep up the battle Ian. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Most new build houses have had push fit connections and poly pipe for years. I am not a big fan of it unless it is properly clipped. It does make alterations easier for a non plumber and is an improvement on copper pipe that has deteriorated in quality since the 70s. My boats have all had poly pipe in some areas, Whitey is all poly. It does have better resistance to splitting in freezing weather. I always replace a push fit fitting if it has to be removed or altered.

Very low high tide at Brundall today. At high tide it was lower than a very low tide.

The broadscot lounge section is where other non broads threads can be discussed, given this one is at 83 pages now it is obviously popular.

Oh yes he did

I know Brundall Gardens has had some flooding to the yard, the slipway is under water and the holiday cottages car park is flooded. Fortunately the marina staff have been around checking boats and ropes.

Ford Corsair, Cortina 1600 GT, Cortina 1600E, Volkswagen variant, NSU 1200, Ford Escort 1300,Ford Escort Estate. Rover 3500, Allegro, Marina, Austin 1100, Austin 1800, Austin Princess,Triumph Dolomite sprint, Daf variable drive ( rubber bands ). Nissan Sunny, Talbot Horizon, Sierra,Volvo 245, Volvo 740, Cavalier, Toyota Cressida, Suzuki Grand Vitara, Renault 25, Honda Integra, Honda Prelude 4ws, Honda Legend coupe, Chrysler neon, Jeep Cherokee, Chrysler PT cruiser, Chrysler 300, Mazda estate, Mercedes C class, Mitsubishi Gallant, Lexus RX300 Lexus 400LS, Lexus 430, Jeep Commander, BMW X5, BMW X1, Volkswagen Touareg. Volkswagen Sharan. 1963 Mercedes 190, gorgeous car. Probably a few more that I have forgotten. I should have been a car dealer. My favourites, Toyota Cressida Jeep Commander Honda Legend Coupe Lexus 430

Big whip aerials, after market mud flaps, plastic wheel covers and a bit of go faster striping, I even had a bit of custom sign writing. My first few cars looked like I had ram-raided all the local car accessory shops.

A Merry Christmas and a healthy and peaceful New Year to all our wonderful members. A special thank you to the Mod team, Events team and our ever watchful Tech team. Without their quiet support in the background this forum would not be the great place it is. I will also be raising a glass to the memory of Alan and Uncle Mike, great contributors to the running of the forum and much missed by us and their families. And to our members dealing with ill health, you are in our thoughts and prayers. Finally, to all our members, thank you for not making my life too stressful this year and for all the wonderful posts that make us smile.

The plastic sun visor across the top of the screen with his and her names on. 😂 A stocking to replace the fan belt in an emergency. A piece of 1/2" copper tube and two Jubilee clips for an emergency hose repair. The joys of Cortina 1600E ownership.

Is your new Norfolk runabout car ordered yet.

Me moving to the berth next to you was the final straw to drive you out of BGM 😂 Enjoy Cove.

📬 We have just sent out December's Broads Briefing newsletter with updates on recent maintenance work in some challenging weather conditions, winter safety advice, our opening times over the festive period and more. Read it here: https://mailchi.mp/384087429ccc/broads-briefing-december-13546038?e=

Probably a fiver daytime, an additional tenner overnight to use them

Blimey Kate, that is a stark reminder to us all. Hope you are okay now. I very rarely wear a lifejacket as I never cruise solo. As the spring in my step gets less 'springy' I am aware that I am taking more care and less risk when moving around outside the boat.

Swing Bridge openings over the festive period We have agreed with Network Rail the following arrangements regarding the opening of Broads swing bridges over the 2023 festive period. • Somerleyton Swing Bridge - will be opened up to navigation after the last train on Christmas Eve, and will remain open until the morning of 27 December, after which it will operate as normal. • Reedham Swing Bridge - will close to navigation at 18:00hrs on Christmas Eve, then will be reopened again on Christmas Day and Boxing Day between the hours of 09:00hrs and 16:00hrs only. Normal service will resume from 06:00hrs on 27 December. • Oulton Broad Swing Bridge - will close to navigation between 18:00hrs on Christmas Eve and 06:00hrs on 27 December, after which it will operate as normal. https://www.broads-authority.gov.uk/boating/navigating-the-broads/boating-news/broads-swing-bridge-arrangements-christmas-2023

Thanks Smoggy, NYA have said they can replace it with a Nanni part from Peachments 🤞

A nanni. A 4.150HE.

It goes from bad to worse. Looks like a faulty isolator has fried the new alternator, that is going off to Panks. The radiator cap looks to have been stuck on with chemical metal in the past, that has blown off and because the engine battery went flat no warnings were noticed on the dash. That sounds like it could get expensive. Awaiting a full report when the electrical side is repaired and the water topped up after the radiator cap housing is repaired. I don't think it will be going on it's new mooring this side of the New Year.

Thought an update might be in order. Finally after trying to get it moved from Horning to Brundall Gardens it has got as far as Brooms. Being a bilge keel it needed to be lifted onto a trailer and lifted off. This proved difficult due to the constant flooding in Horning. The other option was to have it helmed down. After much delay and cancellation NYA stepped up and had it helmed down yesterday. Part of the sale agreement was for some work to be done on the charging system locally and the owner paid for it. The alternator was changed and two new leisure batteries fitted. Apparently when it was fired up yesterday the alternator light wouldn't go out. The local yard sent someone over to fiddle under the dash and it worked again, until about 2 hours from Brundall when the light came back on. The helm stopped at Brooms and found the shut off button for the engine wouldn't work so turned of the fuel supply. The plan is for NYA to move it to their own workshop tomorrow and find and fix the problem for me. I have had two previous trips up to get it ready for winter and ended up with it not being there. I did get other jobs done on Whitey and met a potential buyer for the Shetland so not entirely wasted. The end part of this week should be third time lucky but I am not holding my breath. I have to say, NYA have been superb throughout with regular updates.

It would be more appropriate to voice any suggestions or criticism directly to Brag rather than to list them here.

Given that construction started in January 2021, The foundations would have been in place since at least late 2022 and the framework since late 2021. Yet the prolonged flooding this year is being blamed on the new bridge obstructions that has been in place for two previous seasons.

I have the original bilge pump on Whitey, it is mechanical one with the diaphragm visible and separate float, it is noisy. I check it every visit to make sure it works. I have wired it to the inverter battery as that is rarely used. I fitted a second high volume modern bilge pump and float lower down and wired that to the double house batteries. Both are fitted with non return valves. The Sheerline had a jammed float and flat battery during my survey, this is now replaced and wired to the new double house bank. I don't think pumps are an area to save money on.